What is it?

You use present tense when referring to the present; things happening now.

The Rules

Examples

Infinitive	Present
at hedde	hedder	is called	gramno direct equivalent verb in English
at tale	taler	speaks
at se	ser	sees
at bo	bor	lives	gramto live somewhere, e.g. 'I live in a house'

Exceptions!

Most important are:

Infinitive	Present
at være	er	is
at have	har	has

As you can see there is a vowel change for these verbs going from infinitive to present tense.

Examples

			Jeg spiser et æble	I am eating an apple
			Hun hedder Pernille	She is called Pernille
			De taler dansk	The speak Danish
			Vi har det godt	We are well